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+ SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1+
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+
+<refentry id="systemd-journal-upload" conditional='HAVE_MICROHTTPD'
+ xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude">
+
+ <refentryinfo>
+ <title>systemd-journal-upload.service</title>
+ <productname>systemd</productname>
+ </refentryinfo>
+
+ <refmeta>
+ <refentrytitle>systemd-journal-upload.service</refentrytitle>
+ <manvolnum>8</manvolnum>
+ </refmeta>
+
+ <refnamediv>
+ <refname>systemd-journal-upload.service</refname>
+ <refname>systemd-journal-upload</refname>
+ <refpurpose>Send journal messages over the network</refpurpose>
+ </refnamediv>
+
+ <refsynopsisdiv>
+ <para><filename>systemd-journal-upload.service</filename></para>
+ <cmdsynopsis>
+ <command>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-journal-upload</command>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">OPTIONS</arg>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="norepeat">-u/--url=<replaceable>URL</replaceable></arg>
+ <arg choice="opt" rep="repeat">SOURCES</arg>
+ </cmdsynopsis>
+ </refsynopsisdiv>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Description</title>
+
+ <para><command>systemd-journal-upload</command> will upload journal entries to the URL specified
+ with <option>--url=</option>. This program reads journal entries from one or more journal files,
+ similarly to
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ Unless limited by one of the options specified below, all journal entries accessible to the user
+ the program is running as will be uploaded, and then the program will wait and send new entries
+ as they become available.</para>
+
+ <para><filename>systemd-journal-upload.service</filename> is a system service that uses
+ <command>systemd-journal-upload</command> to upload journal entries to a server. It uses the
+ configuration in
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journal-upload.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ At least the <varname>URL=</varname> option must be specified.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Options</title>
+
+ <variablelist>
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-u</option></term>
+ <term><option>--url=<optional>https://</optional><replaceable>URL</replaceable>[:<replaceable>PORT</replaceable>]</option></term>
+ <term><option>--url=<optional>http://</optional><replaceable>URL</replaceable>[:<replaceable>PORT</replaceable>]</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Upload to the specified
+ address. <replaceable>URL</replaceable> may specify either
+ just the hostname or both the protocol and
+ hostname. <constant>https</constant> is the default.
+ The port number may be specified after a colon (<literal>:</literal>),
+ otherwise <constant>19532</constant> will be used by default.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--system</option></term>
+ <term><option>--user</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Limit uploaded entries to entries from system
+ services and the kernel, or to entries from services of
+ current user. This has the same meaning as
+ <option>--system</option> and <option>--user</option> options
+ for
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. If
+ neither is specified, all accessible entries are uploaded.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-m</option></term>
+ <term><option>--merge</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Upload entries interleaved from all available
+ journals, including other machines. This has the same meaning
+ as <option>--merge</option> option for
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>-D</option></term>
+ <term><option>--directory=<replaceable>DIR</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a directory path as argument. Upload
+ entries from the specified journal directory
+ <replaceable>DIR</replaceable> instead of the default runtime
+ and system journal paths. This has the same meaning as
+ <option>--directory=</option> option for
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--file=<replaceable>GLOB</replaceable></option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Takes a file glob as an argument. Upload
+ entries from the specified journal files matching
+ <replaceable>GLOB</replaceable> instead of the default runtime
+ and system journal paths. May be specified multiple times, in
+ which case files will be suitably interleaved. This has the same meaning as
+ <option>--file=</option> option for
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--cursor=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Upload entries from the location in the
+ journal specified by the passed cursor. This has the same
+ meaning as <option>--cursor=</option> option for
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.</para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--after-cursor=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Upload entries from the location in the
+ journal <emphasis>after</emphasis> the location specified by
+ the this cursor. This has the same meaning as
+ <option>--after-cursor=</option> option for
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--save-state</option><optional>=<replaceable>PATH</replaceable></optional></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>Upload entries from the location in the
+ journal <emphasis>after</emphasis> the location specified by
+ the cursor saved in file at <replaceable>PATH</replaceable>
+ (<filename>/var/lib/systemd/journal-upload/state</filename> by default).
+ After an entry is successfully uploaded, update this file
+ with the cursor of that entry.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--follow</option><optional>=<replaceable>BOOL</replaceable></optional></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ If set to yes, then <command>systemd-journal-upload</command> waits for input.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--key=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ Takes a path to a SSL key file in PEM format.
+ Defaults to <filename>&CERTIFICATE_ROOT;/private/journal-upload.pem</filename>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--cert=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ Takes a path to a SSL certificate file in PEM format.
+ Defaults to <filename>&CERTIFICATE_ROOT;/certs/journal-upload.pem</filename>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <varlistentry>
+ <term><option>--trust=</option></term>
+
+ <listitem><para>
+ Takes a path to a SSL CA certificate file in PEM format,
+ or <option>all</option>. If <option>all</option> is set,
+ then certificate checking will be disabled.
+ Defaults to <filename>&CERTIFICATE_ROOT;/ca/trusted.pem</filename>.
+ </para></listitem>
+ </varlistentry>
+
+ <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="help" />
+ <xi:include href="standard-options.xml" xpointer="version" />
+ </variablelist>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Exit status</title>
+
+ <para>On success, 0 is returned; otherwise, a non-zero
+ failure code is returned.</para>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>Examples</title>
+ <example>
+ <title>Setting up certificates for authentication</title>
+
+ <para>Certificates signed by a trusted authority are used to
+ verify that the server to which messages are uploaded is
+ legitimate, and vice versa, that the client is trusted.</para>
+
+ <para>A suitable set of certificates can be generated with
+ <command>openssl</command>. Note, 2048 bits of key length
+ is minimally recommended to use for security reasons:</para>
+
+ <programlisting>openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -days 3650 -x509 -nodes \
+ -out ca.pem -keyout ca.key -subj '/CN=Certificate authority/'
+
+cat &gt;ca.conf &lt;&lt;EOF
+[ ca ]
+default_ca = this
+
+[ this ]
+new_certs_dir = .
+certificate = ca.pem
+database = ./index
+private_key = ca.key
+serial = ./serial
+default_days = 3650
+default_md = default
+policy = policy_anything
+
+[ policy_anything ]
+countryName = optional
+stateOrProvinceName = optional
+localityName = optional
+organizationName = optional
+organizationalUnitName = optional
+commonName = supplied
+emailAddress = optional
+EOF
+
+touch index
+echo 0001 &gt;serial
+
+SERVER=server
+CLIENT=client
+
+openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -out $SERVER.csr -keyout $SERVER.key -subj "/CN=$SERVER/"
+openssl ca -batch -config ca.conf -notext -in $SERVER.csr -out $SERVER.pem
+
+openssl req -newkey rsa:2048 -nodes -out $CLIENT.csr -keyout $CLIENT.key -subj "/CN=$CLIENT/"
+openssl ca -batch -config ca.conf -notext -in $CLIENT.csr -out $CLIENT.pem
+</programlisting>
+
+ <para>Generated files <filename>ca.pem</filename>,
+ <filename>server.pem</filename>, and
+ <filename>server.key</filename> should be installed on server,
+ and <filename>ca.pem</filename>,
+ <filename>client.pem</filename>, and
+ <filename>client.key</filename> on the client. The location of
+ those files can be specified using
+ <varname>TrustedCertificateFile=</varname>,
+ <varname>ServerCertificateFile=</varname>,
+ <varname>ServerKeyFile=</varname>, in
+ <filename>/etc/systemd/journal-remote.conf</filename> and
+ <filename>/etc/systemd/journal-upload.conf</filename>,
+ respectively. The default locations can be queried by using
+ <command>systemd-journal-remote --help</command> and
+ <command>systemd-journal-upload --help</command>.</para>
+ </example>
+ </refsect1>
+
+ <refsect1>
+ <title>See Also</title>
+ <para>
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journal-upload.conf</refentrytitle><manvolnum>5</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journal-remote.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journald.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
+ <citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd-journal-gatewayd.service</refentrytitle><manvolnum>8</manvolnum></citerefentry>
+ </para>
+ </refsect1>
+</refentry>